bottle feeding 2

Hello ladies! I have 2 month old b/g twins, but have only had them home 2.5 weeks now (today was actually my due date). Reguarding feedings, do/ did you wake up the other when one woke up to feed or just feed each on their demand? I have tried getting them on a schedule with no luck so now I just feed them both when one (usually my son) wakes up. Also, if you feed at the same time, do you feed one and then the other or feed both simaltaneously? How do you do this? I have a rocking chair glider in the nursery and was thinking of buying a twin feeding pilliw to put on my lap and feed them both at the sane time together. Any advice/ suggestions would be appreciated! Also, what didn't work and why? Thanks!!!
Adriane

Hello ladies! I have 2 month old b/g twins, but have only had them home 2.5 weeks now (today was actually my due date). Reguarding feedings, do/ did you wake up the other when one woke up to feed or just feed each on their demand? I have tried getting them on a schedule with no luck so now I just feed them both when one (usually my son) wakes up. Also, if you feed at the same time, do you feed one and then the other or feed both simaltaneously? How do you do this? I have a rocking chair glider in the nursery and was thinking of buying a twin feeding pilliw to put on my lap and feed them both at the sane time together. Any advice/ suggestions would be appreciated! Also, what didn't work and why? Thanks!!!
Adriane

My girls are almost 5 mos (2.5 mos) corrected. They have been home for 3 mos now, and I try to keep them one right after the other. That way I have time to bond with each one, get them situated, and then move on to the next baby. They are pretty much on a 4 hr feeding schedule. I do wake the other twin up after feeding the first if she is still sleeping. I figure she probably needs a diaper change. During the night we usually get a 6-8 hr stretch finally.YAY SLEEP!! Good Luck!

My girls are almost 5 mos (2.5 mos) corrected. They have been home for 3 mos now, and I try to keep them one right after the other. That way I have time to bond with each one, get them situated, and then move on to the next baby. They are pretty much on a 4 hr feeding schedule. I do wake the other twin up after feeding the first if she is still sleeping. I figure she probably needs a diaper change. During the night we usually get a 6-8 hr stretch finally.YAY SLEEP!! Good Luck!

My twins are 5 months (14 weeks gestational) and at first when they came home from the NICU we tried to keep the schedule but then I spoke with my sister who has twins and she said let them wake up and eat when they want- and now I have one twin who sleeps all night and one who wakes up once a night- during the day they are right behind each other cause the one who sleeps all night usually wakes up earlier then the other and so i feed her and get her ready for the day then the other one is waking up and i feed her so they are about 30 mins part and it works perfect- my sister said just let them do their own thing cause one twin may want to sleep longer and the other may not but that is just how I did it and it works just fine- also I do not change them through the night because it actually wakes them up more and it takes longer for them to go back to sleep - that is just my opinion also!! good luck!

My twins are 5 months (14 weeks gestational) and at first when they came home from the NICU we tried to keep the schedule but then I spoke with my sister who has twins and she said let them wake up and eat when they want- and now I have one twin who sleeps all night and one who wakes up once a night- during the day they are right behind each other cause the one who sleeps all night usually wakes up earlier then the other and so i feed her and get her ready for the day then the other one is waking up and i feed her so they are about 30 mins part and it works perfect- my sister said just let them do their own thing cause one twin may want to sleep longer and the other may not but that is just how I did it and it works just fine- also I do not change them through the night because it actually wakes them up more and it takes longer for them to go back to sleep - that is just my opinion also!! good luck!

Don't feed on demand! Variety of reasons it is not good for you, family and babies! Buy Babywise book. Getting a routine is hard but pays off, I promise! You control the schedule not babies, you will go insane! Full feeding is what they need, not snack feeding. Not good for their digestive system, all in the book.

Don't feed on demand! Variety of reasons it is not good for you, family and babies! Buy Babywise book. Getting a routine is hard but pays off, I promise! You control the schedule not babies, you will go insane! Full feeding is what they need, not snack feeding. Not good for their digestive system, all in the book.

I always kept my boys on the same schedule. If only one woke to eat at night..I would feed and burp him, then wake the other and do the same. I never fed them simultaneously..too difficult when they're tiny..and I would NOT prop bottles. Night time feedings were kept very low key..no lights, no diaper changes (unless poop of course) or it stimulates them and wakes them up more. If I hadn't kept them on the same schedule, I probably would have lost my mind.

I always kept my boys on the same schedule. If only one woke to eat at night..I would feed and burp him, then wake the other and do the same. I never fed them simultaneously..too difficult when they're tiny..and I would NOT prop bottles. Night time feedings were kept very low key..no lights, no diaper changes (unless poop of course) or it stimulates them and wakes them up more. If I hadn't kept them on the same schedule, I probably would have lost my mind.

My b/g twins are 3 weeks today. I've been very lucky that since they've been born they've been on the same schedule. One will wake,be fed and changed and soon afterwards the other will do the same. I've tried to feed both at the same time but find it difficult when I had to burp one and the other one starts spitting up because I haven't gotten to them yet. Or starts fussing because I withdrew the bottle out of his/her mouth to burp the other one. I'm not sure how you would get twins on the same schedule. Babies eat when they want to eat. Good luck!

My b/g twins are 3 weeks today. I've been very lucky that since they've been born they've been on the same schedule. One will wake,be fed and changed and soon afterwards the other will do the same. I've tried to feed both at the same time but find it difficult when I had to burp one and the other one starts spitting up because I haven't gotten to them yet. Or starts fussing because I withdrew the bottle out of his/her mouth to burp the other one. I'm not sure how you would get twins on the same schedule. Babies eat when they want to eat. Good luck!

do/ did you wake up the other when one woke up to feed or just feed each on their demand----if you feed on demand you are going to be too sleep deprived. I would feed them both whenever someone woke up. All of a sudden you will get a schedule it just takes time!

Here is how I fed 2 at once. I had a spare bed pushed up against the wall in another bedroom along with tv/dvd player loaded with dvd and remote handy. On that bed I had waterproof cover and put down a cover I could easily wash. I had a changing pad on the bed too. On a nearby table easily reachable I had plenty of spare outfits, bibs, diapers, wipes, lotions, burp clothes. I had 2 boppy pillows on the bed. I used flannel receiving blankets rolled up and had spares. I sat with them on the bed.

When baby #1 woke I would go get them change their pants and get them drinking the bottle sitting in the boppy with a rolled up blanket to prop it. Their room was next door to this room so I would run and get baby #2 (not leaving baby #1 alone for more than 10 seconds) bring them back change their pants and lay them in boppy and prop the bottle. I would then hold baby #1 for a bit until they needed to be burped, burp them, and put back in boppy and then do the same for baby #2. I would alternate holding babies and burping until the bottles were done and then put babies to bed. When they babies didn't need so much burping I would alternate who got held at each feeding by me most of the time. So I did prop but no one was left alone other than those couple of seconds to go run get other baby. Have everything you could possibly think of right there so you do not have to ever leave the babies unattended. I watched a lot of dvds while feeding! Get netflix to keep you entertained..lol

do/ did you wake up the other when one woke up to feed or just feed each on their demand----if you feed on demand you are going to be too sleep deprived. I would feed them both whenever someone woke up. All of a sudden you will get a schedule it just takes time!

Here is how I fed 2 at once. I had a spare bed pushed up against the wall in another bedroom along with tv/dvd player loaded with dvd and remote handy. On that bed I had waterproof cover and put down a cover I could easily wash. I had a changing pad on the bed too. On a nearby table easily reachable I had plenty of spare outfits, bibs, diapers, wipes, lotions, burp clothes. I had 2 boppy pillows on the bed. I used flannel receiving blankets rolled up and had spares. I sat with them on the bed.

When baby #1 woke I would go get them change their pants and get them drinking the bottle sitting in the boppy with a rolled up blanket to prop it. Their room was next door to this room so I would run and get baby #2 (not leaving baby #1 alone for more than 10 seconds) bring them back change their pants and lay them in boppy and prop the bottle. I would then hold baby #1 for a bit until they needed to be burped, burp them, and put back in boppy and then do the same for baby #2. I would alternate holding babies and burping until the bottles were done and then put babies to bed. When they babies didn't need so much burping I would alternate who got held at each feeding by me most of the time. So I did prop but no one was left alone other than those couple of seconds to go run get other baby. Have everything you could possibly think of right there so you do not have to ever leave the babies unattended. I watched a lot of dvds while feeding! Get netflix to keep you entertained..lol

Right now I am waking up the other when one wakes up (usually my son). However, the other night my daughter wouldn't even wake up so I let her sleep and she didn't get up for another almost 3 hours, so then I woke my son up since he's always willing to eat, lol! I have a glider with an ottoman in their room and an thinking if getting a twin nursing pillow to prop them both on to feed them at one time during the night. During the day, they each get held for feedings. It's just at night I want to feed as quickly and efficiently as possible and go back to sleep. Has anyone used any of the twin feeding pillows out there? What did you think? Thanks for all the replies so far!

Right now I am waking up the other when one wakes up (usually my son). However, the other night my daughter wouldn't even wake up so I let her sleep and she didn't get up for another almost 3 hours, so then I woke my son up since he's always willing to eat, lol! I have a glider with an ottoman in their room and an thinking if getting a twin nursing pillow to prop them both on to feed them at one time during the night. During the day, they each get held for feedings. It's just at night I want to feed as quickly and efficiently as possible and go back to sleep. Has anyone used any of the twin feeding pillows out there? What did you think? Thanks for all the replies so far!

I had a twin nursing pillow (which never ended up getting used for nursing) that I tried to for bottle feeding. My twins are pretty wiggly while eating so it was difficult for me to use. We try to always have two people around during feeds (we have a live-in nanny), but when we need to feed alone, this is what we do:

-have 1 baby in a boppy next to me and the other in my lap sitting up against chest. The arm that holds the bottle for the baby in my lap also helps keep him from moving around too much, which keep the other hand free to hold the bottle for the baby in the boppy.

-or, same thing with having 1 in a boppy but put my legs up on the couch (we have a sectional couch) and have the other baby sit in the V between my legs & chest facing me.

-or, we also have two high chairs that recline back for infants. we set the high chairs next to each other and then I sit in another chair facing them and can hold each bottle for them.

Like the PP mentioned, it does get tricky when it comes time to burp them. I think mine have gotten used to it and normally can wait a couple minutes after eating. Initially when they first came home (were in NICU for 5 & 7 weeks), we fed on demand. This was extremely tiring because we were basically feeding all day long. They were only going about 1 1/2 to 2 hours between feeds. At about 2 mos old, we were able to get them on a 3 hour feeding schedule and have kept that up ever since. Now that they are older and their appetites are changing, we do get off schedule sometimes. We never had to wake one of them up to feed on the 3 hour schedule though. They always woke up on their own within about 15-20 min of their feeding time. They still eat at pretty much the same times every single day, even if they wake up earlier or later than usual or nap more or less than usual. It's weird but also very convenient.

I had a twin nursing pillow (which never ended up getting used for nursing) that I tried to for bottle feeding. My twins are pretty wiggly while eating so it was difficult for me to use. We try to always have two people around during feeds (we have a live-in nanny), but when we need to feed alone, this is what we do:

-have 1 baby in a boppy next to me and the other in my lap sitting up against chest. The arm that holds the bottle for the baby in my lap also helps keep him from moving around too much, which keep the other hand free to hold the bottle for the baby in the boppy.

-or, same thing with having 1 in a boppy but put my legs up on the couch (we have a sectional couch) and have the other baby sit in the V between my legs & chest facing me.

-or, we also have two high chairs that recline back for infants. we set the high chairs next to each other and then I sit in another chair facing them and can hold each bottle for them.

Like the PP mentioned, it does get tricky when it comes time to burp them. I think mine have gotten used to it and normally can wait a couple minutes after eating. Initially when they first came home (were in NICU for 5 & 7 weeks), we fed on demand. This was extremely tiring because we were basically feeding all day long. They were only going about 1 1/2 to 2 hours between feeds. At about 2 mos old, we were able to get them on a 3 hour feeding schedule and have kept that up ever since. Now that they are older and their appetites are changing, we do get off schedule sometimes. We never had to wake one of them up to feed on the 3 hour schedule though. They always woke up on their own within about 15-20 min of their feeding time. They still eat at pretty much the same times every single day, even if they wake up earlier or later than usual or nap more or less than usual. It's weird but also very convenient.

My twins (identical boys) are now 6 months old. We have always fed them at the same time, which includes waking them to feed the other one. The rare times I didn't and fed them separately, every time I'd creep back into bed the other one would start crying! In the long run, it's just easier to do them together. This also meant that they got into a pretty good 4 hourly routine right from the start.

In the early days I was both breastfeeding then topping up with bottles so it took forever to to feed them, especially when I was on my own. I'd bfeed them together, then sit them on those 'U' shaped pillows and feed them bottles. I'd put one on my lap and the other next to me on the couch. When I would only bottle feed, I'd still use the pillows like that. I bought a special twin pillow but hardly used it as I found the 'U' pillows better and just as effective.

Good luck, twins are such hard work! But we all know how you feel. My dr told me once, "Do whatever you have to do.. you've got twins!"... and he's right. Do whatever works for you and your family.

My twins (identical boys) are now 6 months old. We have always fed them at the same time, which includes waking them to feed the other one. The rare times I didn't and fed them separately, every time I'd creep back into bed the other one would start crying! In the long run, it's just easier to do them together. This also meant that they got into a pretty good 4 hourly routine right from the start.

In the early days I was both breastfeeding then topping up with bottles so it took forever to to feed them, especially when I was on my own. I'd bfeed them together, then sit them on those 'U' shaped pillows and feed them bottles. I'd put one on my lap and the other next to me on the couch. When I would only bottle feed, I'd still use the pillows like that. I bought a special twin pillow but hardly used it as I found the 'U' pillows better and just as effective.

Good luck, twins are such hard work! But we all know how you feel. My dr told me once, "Do whatever you have to do.. you've got twins!"... and he's right. Do whatever works for you and your family.

I have 6 month b/g twins and we have been feeding them both at the same time since about 2 months old. We started out feeding simultaneously and like PPs this was a nightmare, feeding all the time. I found the best way to feed them is in the fisher price infant to toddler rockers. I put them each in their own rocker and sit between them on the floor and hold their bottles. When it comes time to burp we just burp one then the other and go back to feeding. We have also used the reclining high chairs (space saver ones that get strapped to chairs) and these worked okay, but my kids preferred the rockers.

Another thing I did was to sit on the couch or bed with both babies, one in my lap the other right next to me with a pillow under and rolled blankets around to keep him/her in place and reclined properly. I don't prop the bottles, my kids are just too wiggly for this to be an option.

I did buy the Podee bottles but my kids have never gotten the hang of how to suck on these bottles, those for some they work great.

I have 6 month b/g twins and we have been feeding them both at the same time since about 2 months old. We started out feeding simultaneously and like PPs this was a nightmare, feeding all the time. I found the best way to feed them is in the fisher price infant to toddler rockers. I put them each in their own rocker and sit between them on the floor and hold their bottles. When it comes time to burp we just burp one then the other and go back to feeding. We have also used the reclining high chairs (space saver ones that get strapped to chairs) and these worked okay, but my kids preferred the rockers.

Another thing I did was to sit on the couch or bed with both babies, one in my lap the other right next to me with a pillow under and rolled blankets around to keep him/her in place and reclined properly. I don't prop the bottles, my kids are just too wiggly for this to be an option.

I did buy the Podee bottles but my kids have never gotten the hang of how to suck on these bottles, those for some they work great.

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